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to add to Silent_jay's explanation: the strategy to pull the goalie is that since the team is down by a goal and trending to lose anyways, pulling the goalie and risking the other team scoring an empty netter is an acceptable risk to take for the chance to tie up the game.
Canada tried that in their game against the US earlier in the tourny, but it backfired, as Kessler managed that amazing one-handed empty net goal to put the game completely out of Canada's reach with the time remaining.
US chances of gold? Very Good. To me, they seem to be the team that most closely resembles Canada. Players from the same talent pool (NHL) while the other teams are mixed. What was the thought of the KHL players on Team Russia last night? How did they measure up to NHL calibre? Maybe unfair to ask as the entire Russian team seemed to mail it in for that game. But I wold be interested in an NHL/KHL friendlies tournament...
My biggest fear is that Team Canada will be stonewalled by a hot Ryan Miller. I've seen the Leafs throw too many shots at the Buffalo Sabres and still lose due to him to be confident. That's also assuming that Canada gets past the surprising Slovakian team.
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You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr
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